The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1887-10-14
DAKOTA NEWS ITEMS.

Thomas Acton, the alleged bigamist
incarcerated at Neche, has been re-
leased, the court which tried him aot
having jurisdiction. He retains Wife
No. L. The other goes to Canada.
AT Watertown, four hundred excur-
sionists from Benson and Appleton,
Minn., were escorted about the city
in carriages until their departure.
The Dayton tract, adjoining Aber-
deem, recently declared vacant by
Washington officials, is causing great
excitement. Parties have been rush
ing around selecting small tracts OF
few acres each, which they expect to
acquire when the land becomes city
property.
John Price stood on the sidewalk
OF the main street at Huron, took
out knife and cut his throat. The
cash was a severe one, but q physician
saved his life.
An unsuccessful attempt was made
to kill Supt. Greene, OF the Missouri
division, Northern Pacific railway. Mt
Bismarck. A man named Kelly had
been working for the road as brake
man and claimed 20 cents more than
had been paid. He pulled Winches-
ter, fired and just missed Greene's
head.
Judge Spencer has leased house at
Huron and will begin housekeeping in
1T when his family returns from New
York. This settles q question that
has agitared the property owners OF
Huron, Watertown and Aberdeen for
several months.
Two young men, Thomas and Ed
ward Moran, brothers, arrived in
Chicago and registered at the Adams
house, near the Illinois Central depot.
In the morning they were both found
dead in bed, suffocated by gas. The
two young men were aged twenty.
eight and twenty-six years, respective
ly. They came from Ardake, Oak.
A shooting affray occurred at Dew
lis Lake. w. +. Robertson of Bottineau
accused It. It. Woods, lately OF the
same place, ofbeing onintimate terms
with his sister and requested him to
marry her. Woods denied the accusa-
ton and refused. Robertson shot at
him. None OF the bullets taking effect,
he commenced belaboring him with
the butt Of his revolver. Robertson
was arrested.
The Breslau Dramatic company,
which played to big houses at Mitchell,
disbanded because of the non-pay-
ment OF salaries by the manager. The
company was billed for Canton.
At Fargo, w. L. Smith q book
agent tried to commit suicide at the
Washington house. He paid man
25 cents to hang him. They went to
the barn, found rope, and when
about ready to commit the deed, his
assistant returned to the bar for
drink and did not return. Smith then
went to his room, secured @ dose of
morphine and placed it in some whis.
key. Before ne could drink it the pro-
room and took it away. Smith was
arrested.
Christine Peterson, a single woman
twenty eight years old, committed
suicide at Sioux Falls, by shooting
herself in the head. This was her
fourth attempt at self-destruction.
At Bismarck, Henry G. Baker. in.
dicted at the last March term of the
territorial court for the murder OF
Peter Oleson, his brother-in-la by
strychnine poisoning last December
was acquitted.
In the United States court at Bis
marck, Herman Gunther was tried
for mayhem. He was indicted last
spring for kicking out the eye OF Pri-
gate Edward Kemble at Hort Yates.
Gunther was sergeant OF cavalry. The
jury returned verdict OF guilty.
Prof. Homer L. Sprague, OF Boston,
han arrived at Grand Forks and in.
all probability will be elected to the
| presidency OF the North Dakota Uni
versity. He Is a prominent author
and educator and enjoys great rep
utation as lecturer. He was colon
Ell OF the Goth Ohio through the war
and interests himself greatly in G, A.
| III. matters.
Canton has a social club patterned
after clubs OF larger cities. The char
ter members are: Delegate Clifford,
Railroad Commissioner Boynton. Col.
Gale, T. J. Fosdick, A. L. Carter, c.
NJ. Keby, H. c. Hichborn, G. E. Car
ter, r. II. Hichborn, S. B. Averill, d.
II: Kean, George Franklin, E. S.
O'Neil.
Bismarck special: Gov, Church has
appointed q new Yankton asylum
board composed OF Messrs. Grose,
| Wooley and Cox of Yankton, Quigley
of Parker aud Gale OF Canton. The
latter is now colonel on the hegovernor's
staff and banker at Canton. Quig-
ley is an attorney at Parker. Cox is
a merchant and Grose and Wooley arc
also business men and Republicans.
The governor says the idea Of the old
board continuing is simply ridiculous.
He has had abundant evidence OF
their malfeasance while members OF
the former board, but not until they
denied his authority and attempted
TO expend funds without his sanction,
according to law could he act.
A letter from President McSouth, OF
the agricultural college at Huron. SO y
that M. V. Miller did rot have any
/ college funds with him when he went
East. There are still uglier reports
coming in about the departed official,
immigration Commissiones Mcclure
writes that Immediately on the com.
pietlen OF his book on statistics he
will remove his Office to Pierre.
No Need to Have Told Him.